A variety of methods are available for the measurement of shear viscosity. One standard method involves measurement of the pressure gradient along a pipe for various rates of flow and application of Poiseuille’s equation. Other methods involve measurement either of the damping of…

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The coefficient of viscosity (η) is the ratio of applied stress to the rate of straining (change of strain with time). It is measured in units of poise; one poise equals one dyne-second per square centimetre.